Mechanic-Highway

Elkhart County Highway Mechanic

Elkhart County Highway is hiring for a Mechanic position. The hiring range is $30.36-$33.73/hour based on education and position related experience. Longevity pay after 3 years. Benefits offered include health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a free primary care health clinic, supplemental insurance and employee assistance program, retirement pension and deferred compensation 457b, 14 paid holidays annually, generous paid vacation and sick time, and eligibility for the public service loan forgiveness program.

Hours and days of work are Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm with overtime as needed. The location of the position is Goshen. Travel requirements are within the county (please complete driving page on application).

Job summary: Responsible for maintaining all vehicles and heavy equipment and responding to mechanical needs in the field.

Job requirements include a high school diploma or GED, possession of and ability to maintain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with required endorsements and demonstrated safe driving record, ability to respond to after-hours mechanical problems per on call schedule, practical knowledge of assigned department equipment and vehicles with ability to perform preventative maintenance, diagnose problems, and repair equipment as needed, ability to operate a variety of hand and/or power tools and variety of equipment in performance of duties, ability to do light snow removal, ability to work alone with minimum supervision, with others in a team environment, work rapidly for long periods and on several tasks at a time, often under time pressure, pre-employment background check and drug screen.